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John Russo embraces firefighter Dan Gunning, who helped rescue him from a blaze.

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Small businesses bank on Saturday National promotion attempts to lure shoppers back to Main Street by Michael Gannon

And between them this year, for the second holiday season in a row, merchants are promoting Small Business Saturday, launched in 2010 to lure shoppers from the malls and the information superhighway back to Main Street. The idea began last year with American Express offering discounts to shoppers who registered their cards with the firm and then bought at least $25 with their cards at participating merchants in numerous neighborhood markets nationwide. “It’s a day to celebrate everything we love about small businesses,” said Mary Ann Fitzmaurice Reilly, a vice president with the credit card giant. “They are the lifeblood of the economy. They’re a unique and vibrant part of the communities they are in. Consumers love to support local businesses. And we want to turn that support into sales.” Meredith Weber, press secretary for the city’s Department of Small Business Services, said the agency is once again working with businesses and their neighborhood organizations to promote the event. And while many Queens merchants who accept American Express sport a “Shop Small” sticker on their doors in anticipation of the event, Fitzmaurice Reilly said it is no longer exclusive to American Express. “We’re participating and we’re encouraging all of our members to participate,” said Maria Thomson, executive director of the

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irst it was Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that kicks off the start of the holiday shopping season with a day of full-contact commerce at stores across America. Then came Cyber Monday, a day of rest and online shopping begat by the Internet revolution.

The Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce reminds people about Small Business Saturday. IMAGE COURTESY FOREST HILLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Ingrid Broderick, owner of Emily’s Sugar Rush candy store in Forest Hills, rings up some chocolate for Michael Persico of Howard Beach. Broderick is one of a slew of Austin Street merchants PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON participating in Small Business Saturday. Woodhaven Business Improvement District. “We’re giving quarters away to help people with the parking meters,” Thomson said. “We’ve printed up flyers with all of our merchants so when you come you know what is available here. It was successful last year but I think more people are aware of it this year.” Theodore Renz, executive director of the Myrtle Avenue BID, also is encouraging his 300 members.

“We’ve been promoting it in ads,” Renz said. Leslie Brown, president of the Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce, said they have fur nished their members with posters that are a lot more flashy than the door decals. “Black Friday isn’t traditionally a day where people flock here,” Brown said. “They’ll go to the malls.” continued on page 30

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A call for change over student vandalism At WRBA meeting, some residents say pupils are a ‘plague’ on area by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

WRBA President Ed Wendell said at his group’s Saturday meeting that civic leaders, officials from JHS 210 and police are working together to stop students from destroying neighborhood property, which residents said they’ve been doing for years. PHOTO BY ANNA GUSTAFSON

After years of students from JHS 210 terrorizing a Woodhaven neighborhood, residents say they’re fed up and are calling on the school and police to stop the youngsters from doing everything from breaking windows to hurling expletive-laced insults at elderly individuals. “They’re like a plague of locusts,” said Sal Congemi, one of about a dozen residents who attended the Woodhaven Residents Block Association on Saturday to voice their concerns about the students. “It’s been a problem for a long time, but this year the kids seem to be much more rowdy and causing more damage.” According to the residents, students from the Ozone Park school congregate almost every day at the Pathmark shopping center around 92nd Street and Atlantic Avenue after school lets out around 3 p.m. and then walk along 92nd Street to around 89th Avenue, leaving destruction in their wake. DOE spokeswoman Marge Feinberg, however, said she is not sure it is the students from JHS 210 who are causing the damage and that the principal is working hard to address the issue. While walking, the students fight, damage property, surround and intimidate drivers and curse at residents, individuals at the meeting said. One resident said a group of about 30 girls recently surrounded her car so she and her husband couldn’t pull into their driveway. “You can’t keep anything nice on the block anymore because they’ll destroy it,” said Janet Forte, who also attended the WRBA meeting at the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps. “They just ripped a cement ball from my stoop.”

Feinberg said that the principal, despite not knowing if the vandals are coming from her school, recently spoke with her pupils about the behavior. “She announced to students to remember to be respectful of other people’s property,” Feinberg said. “It’s not clear if it’s students at her school who are doing this, but she informed the school safety officer to be on the lookout. The principal is doing her part.” WRBA President Ed Wendell said he recently spoke with the assistant principal at JHS 210, who informed Wendell that school officials plan to make an announcement to students that the block association is working with the 102nd Precinct in regards to the pupils’ acts. Wendell also urged residents to record the students while they’re fighting or damaging property, and he offered those impacted the use of his video camera. “If we were to get pictures of kids doing these things, they’ll work with us to identify them,” Wendell said of school administrators. Maria Thomson, a WRBA board member and president of the 102nd Precinct Community Council, said police are also monitoring the situation. “One woman recently told the police that the kids walked on her car while she was in it and cursed at her,” Thomson said. “The precinct is right on this. The police will be monitoring the corridor where they walk.” Thomson added that a school police officer will be placed at JHS 210 to handle this situation. “They had a police officer assigned to the school for the longest time, but they had to take him off and send him to Richmond Hill High School,” Thomson said. “They’re bringing him back though, and he’ll be working on this.” Q

WRBA launches fight to landmark carousel Group will form committee with hopes that structure will be saved by Anna Gustafson

Maria Thomson, a WRBA board member and civic activist, has been pushing to landPerched behind T-shirts emblazoned with mark the carousel for the past two decades “Save the Forest Park Carousel,” Woodhaven but has consistently been met with resistance Residents Block Association leaders from the city, she said. Residents hope this time around, they can declared at their Saturday meeting that they are, once again, going to bat to ensure the be persistent, and vocal, enough that the city will feel a little more pressure to landmark a beloved merry-go-round is landmarked. WRBA President Ed Wendell announced structure that was built in 1903 and holds at the meeting, held at the Woodhaven-Rich- some of the last surviving creations of master mond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps, that wood-carver Daniel Carl Muller — includhis organization is putting together a Forest ing 49 sculpted horses, a lion, a tiger, a deer and two chariots. There is also a carousel Park carousel landmarking committee. “We’ll be making a lot of noise about band organ. “We want to landmark the carousel so we this,” Wendell said. “We’re going to make can preserve it in its current state and keep it sure it’s going to get done.” in Forest Park,” Thomson said. “This carousel is priceless and deserves to be landmarked for future generations.” One of only five in the city, the Forest Park carousel was operated by New York One until 2008, when the company let its contract lapse. The city has since issued three requests for proposals, with the final one going out in mid-April. No proposals were submitted for the city’s first two RFPs, but officials said they did receive answers to applications after the most recent one. Still, the city said it found no “suitable” Residents took a spin on the carousel when it was companies to run the merry-go-round. PHOTO COURTESY NYC PARKS still operating. Parks spokeswoman Trish Bertuccio Senior Editor

Members of the Woodhaven Residents Block Association said they are forming a carousel landmarking committee, and Assemblyman Mike Miller, far left, reported he is working with an area nonprofit that PHOTO BY ANNA GUSTAFSON hopes to take over the operation of the merry-go-round. said last month that the department intends to re-release an RFP and will “conduct extensive outreach to find a suitable proposer.” Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) said at Saturday’s meeting that he has been working with Independence Residences Inc., a nonprofit that assists individuals with physical and mental disabilities, to see if it could take over the carousel. The IRI runs a cafe in downtown Woodhaven, in which disabled residents learn to

hold down regular jobs. “Any money that’s made, they’re willing to put into a fund to restore it,” Miller said of the carousel. “It’s something we’re exploring. It doesn’t mean it’s going to happen, but we’re trying.” Area residents have intensified efforts to save the carousel after the city announced it had once again not found an operator, including the WRBA’s sale of “Save the Forest Park Carousel” T-shirts, which Wendell said have been going like hotcakes. Q

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Disabled man thanks FDNY for saving his life John Russo of S. Ozone Park had serious injuries, but is recovering by AnnMarie Costella Assistant Editor

It was an emotional moment as a disabled man met, for the first time, the firefighters who pulled him from a burning building, saving his life. The reunion took place last Thursday at Engine 285 Ladder 142 in South Ozone Park. John Russo, 52, also of South Ozone Park, appeared to be in good spirits though he still showed signs of the injuries he sustained from the blaze. His head was wrapped with white gauze and his hands were red and blistered with burns. The fire began at around 3:40 p.m., Sept. 1, on the first floor of the two-story house at 84-30 109 Ave., according to FDNY spokesman Frank Dwyer. Twelve units and 60 firefighters responded within minutes to the all-hands fire, an accidental blaze caused by an overloaded power strip, Dwyer said. Four fighters sustained minor injuries. Russo, who was born partially brain damaged and has cerebral palsy necessitating the use of a cane to walk, was

Fighters Ed Rissland, left, Dan Gunning, and Christopher Margas helped save a man’s life.

renting a second-floor room at the house. He was the only one home when it caught fire. “I was upstairs watching TV when I smelled something, so I couldn’t get out of my room,” Russo said. “Then I smelled the smoke more and I fainted. I put my hand over my face and I collapsed. That’s when the firemen rescued me.” Firefighter Ed Rissland found Russo unconscious and wrapped in a blanket on the second floor of the house near a bed. With the assistance of his fellow firefighters from Ladder 142, Dan Gunning and Christopher Magas, he got Russo out of the building. The men carried him downstairs and then 50 more feet to the street, where Engine 293 began life-saving procedures. “I remember coming back after that call and it was a pretty good feeling for us, thinking that we had done a good thing,” Rissland said. “It’s rare that people do come back. Sometimes you wonder what happens or how is the person and it really is an absolute honor [to have you here]. Thank you for coming by the firehouse.” Russo was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he spent about four hours. After he was stabilized, he was transferred to the burn unit at Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan, where he spent two months. “It was horrible to see him in the hospital writhing in pain,” Russo’s mother, Florence, said. “He was unconscious, but you could see that his body was in pain. ... He was wrapped up like a mummy. You barely saw his face.” Russo sustained second- and third-degree burns to his hands and back, and injuries to his head. His mother said doctors told her there was a 20 percent chance he would not survive. They had to use skin from his legs to graft onto his entire back. “I can’t thank these firemen enough,” Florence Russo said. “They saved my son’s life. There are no words to describe how wonderful they are. I could never repay them. ... They all deserve a commendation. They deserve a medal.”

Firefighters Ed Rissland, left, and Dan Gunning reunite with the man they saved from a burning building, John Russo. PHOTO BY ANNMARIE COSTELLA

Gunning said he was amazed by Russo’s recovery and is pleased that he is doing well.“The state he was in when we found him wasn’t good at all. ... You always think the worst, but to hear a week or two later, it looks like he’s going to make it, and then for him to be standing in front of us now is pretty amazing,” Gunning said. The firemen presented a grateful Russo with an Engine 285 Ladder 142 shirt and patch after which there was much embracing and handshaking. “Firemen are great — hardest job in the world,” Russo Q said. “I wouldn’t want to do it if you paid me.”

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Support small businesses this Saturday t’s well-known that small mom-and-pop stores are the economic backbone of Queens. While you can’t dismiss the great economic benefits of big operations ranging from Citigroup, with its tower full of employees in Long Island City, to the airports and all the people who work in and around them, it’s the small businessman and woman who produce most of the jobs and commercial activity that keeps the borough moving. Stores and offices, suppliers and manufacturers, contractors and consultants — they’re all interconnected, all key to our local economy and all still hurting. There have been many recent efforts made to boost local spending, usually by providing discounts to shoppers, promoted by groups ranging from the Queens Chamber of Commerce and Jamaica Business Improvement District to this newspaper and its advertisers. Now the latest effort comes courtesy of American Express and merchant groups nationwide, including many here in Queens. It’s called Small Business Saturday, and it happens this weekend. This is the second year of the promotional effort, created to f it right between Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Amex is offering discounts to shoppers who register their credit cards and then spend at least $25 at participating merchants. And many merchants are offering other specials to coincide with the promotion. As Mary Ann Fitzmaurice Reilly, a vice president with American Express, says, small businesses “are the lifeblood of the economy. They’re a unique and vibrant part of the communities they are in. Consumers love to support local businesses. And we want to turn that support into sales.” In Queens, many of those small businesses are participating. They’re identifiable by the “Shop small” stickers placed in their windows. Some have gone even further to promote the effort, like the Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce, which has given its members colorful posters to alert customers. “It’s good for us because it gets people to buy things,” said Ingrid Broderick, a participant and the owner of Emily’s Sugar Rush, a candy store on Austin Street. “And it’s good for my customers because they get a refund.” The city’s Department of Small Business Services is

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LIRR bullies us Dear Editor: Last week, in response to complaints from neighborhood residents and government officials about the noise pollution caused by raucous announcements from trains at the Long Island Rail Road’s Forest Hills station, I received a letter from the LIRR informing me that the external speakers of trains that stop at the station will be turned off from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. That means thousands of people who live in apartment buildings near the Forest Hills station won’t be bombarded by strident LIRR train broadcasts for nine hours out of every day. But for the other 15 hours in the day it will be business as usual: LIRR train announcements being blasted into the bedrooms and living rooms of people living by the Forest Hills station. The LIRR, in this case, is like a schoolyard bully who bites, kicks and punches his target every morning. Then one morning the bully stops biting his victim and thinks the person should be grateful for not being bitten even though he continues to be kicked and punched. Those of us who live near the Forest Hills station are being metaphorically kicked and punched by the LIRR 15 hours a day, and we want the beating to stop. Please LIRR officials, tell your conductors to shut down the external speakers announcements at the Forest Hills station 24/7. It’s the neighborly and right thing to do. Martin H. Levinson Forest Hills

Avert foreclosures Dear Editor: Millions of Americans have lost their homes, and Queens has felt the full scourge of the foreclosure crisis. We rank very high in the list of foreclosure capitals of the USA. One in nine homeowners in Queens is currently delinquent 90 days or more on their mortgage, or is in foreclosure. The attorney general’s office and community-based organizations, such as Queens Legal Services and Neighborhood Housing Services of Northern Queens provide advice and assistance to homeowners facing potential foreclo-

also working to promote the event. Many of us are alarmed at the number of vacant storefronts on Queens’ commercial strips, and we should all do our part to prevent more merchants from going out of business. These are the people who don’t just sell merchandise but support our communities, sponsoring street fairs and concerts, Little League teams and school supply drives. They’re our neighbors, and the fewer of them there are, the more Queens loses the identity it has built over the years. So please go out this Saturday and shop at your friendly neighborhood stores. It’s best if you made that your practice all year-round, but it’s this weekend when you can be a part of something greater just by shopping locally — and get some good discounts at the same time. As Maria Thomson, executive director of the Woodhaven Business Improvement District, said, “People will be looking for bargains, and we have bargains.” “It’s a day to celebrate everything we like about small business,” Fitzmaurice Reilly of American Express said. Sounds like Small Business Saturday is a win-win situation. We hope you’ll be a part of it.

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sure, but much more time and resources must be dedicated exclusively to preserving the American Dream of home ownership from all levels of government — city, state and federal. We need all hands on deck. Moreover, funding for the state’s $25 million Foreclosure Prevention Services Program expires at the end of the year, and Gov. Cuomo must continue funding this program that provides homeowners with counseling, legal assistance and help negotiating with banks. The fact that housing counseling increases the likelihood that homeowners will be granted a loan modification by 200 percent, and that counseled borrowers will receive more favorable terms on their loan modifications, including lower monthly payments, is confirmed in many studies. Similarly, legal representation at the mandatory settlement conferences helps to level the playing field for homeowners. The banks they are negotiating with are always represented by an attorney, and resources must be allocated to ensure that homeowners have mandatory legal representation to achieve the best possible outcome. The economic and social impact of foreclosed and abandoned homes is ravaging and devastating on communities. Crime and social evils increase, while public safety, tax revenues and home values correspondingly

decrease. Charity begins at home. Foreclosure prevention helps save money, keeps families together and preserves the pristine beauty of our communities. Albert Baldeo Ozone Park

GOPers: Be Clintonesque Dear Editor: Among the Republican “wannabes” for the presidency in 2012, there appear to be two candidates — Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich — who seem to have the smarts over all the others who desire this most coveted position. Most people also expect to like the individuals of their choice. The personalities of the men, and in this case, one woman, running for the job must pass the likeability test. Our former President Bill Clinton apparently possessed the qualities that people admired at that time, and still do. He had knowledge of just about everything that “mattered”— on the domestic front, as well as the foreign problems that had to be dealt with. And his ever constant smile appeared to charm most people! The combination of competency and likeability, will in general win the day! Leonore Brooks Whitestone

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Crowley no ‘saviour’ Dear Editor: The people here in western Maspeth have worked hard and prayed for a park at the former site of St. Saviour’s Church for more than five years now. It was not right for Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley to unilaterally decide that she would move the funding we lobbied so hard for to a smaller, less urgent project without community input. We were in the best position we had ever been in to acquire that site and she threw it all away needlessly. Eileen Nevarez Maspeth

Don’t blame teachers Dear Editor: When did all this teacher bashing get going? As a popular weekly magazine recently asked, “Are teachers the new lawyers?!” Teachers do what lawyers do, only with much less pay, many more judges, and before a much tougher jury, seven hours a day, five days a week. Dave Shlakman Howard Beach

Mourning Pat Dolan Dear Editor: The sudden and tragic death of Queens Civic Congress President Patricia Dolan has left the civic community shocked and grief stricken. She was struck and killed by a vehicle on her way to a community board committee meeting on the evening of Nov. 15. Pat was a person who dedicated herself to improve the quality of life for all New Yorkers. She was not only concerned with local issues in her community but with county and citywide issues such as education, transportation, the environment, libraries and zoning. As part of her job as president of the Queens Civic Congress, an organization made up of over 100 civic and community groups, Pat frequently testified at city agency hearings, wrote letters to city officials and the newspapers regarding concerns of her organization, and hosted many important Civic Congress events. She lobbied elected leaders for changes that would be positive for the stability of our neighborhoods. Pat was intelligent, knowledgeable, tenacious and fearless and she was a role model for many of us in terms of community activism. She was also a friend and I will miss her. My condolences to her family and all of her many friends. Henry Euler Bayside

Dear Editor: Over the years I had occasion to work with Pat Dolan on several civic issues. While there were very few times when we disagreed on some aspect, the constant that was always there was Pat’s indefatigable commitment to pursuing what she believed was not only in the best interests of the people in Kew Gardens Hills, her residence, but for all of Queens and The City of New York. There are too few Pat Dolans in our midst. Her unfortunate death leaves a human and civic void that will be difficult to fill. Benjamin M. Haber Flushing

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Spoiled brats Dear Editor: Halloween is no longer a treat. Family and colleagues have expressed their concern about the rudest children they’ve ever encountered this year. It’s bad enough they don’t say “Trick or treat” or “Thank you”; they have the audacity to kick your door if you don’t open it fast enough. When asked “Why are you kicking the door?” the parent of the kid replies “You should open it faster!” To top it off, the kids have the nerve to complain that they don’t like the candy you give them. As a child I was appreciative of the candy I came home with. Candy that I did not like my mom gave away, simple as that. Sadly, today’s parents of these little ingrates seem to think their behavior is OK. Perhaps next time they should place their candy order well in advance. People are raising their children to think they can do and get whatever they want. Kids are a reflection of their upbringing. It seems that today’s youth are being dragged up rather than brought up. This is part of the reason the country has become the gimmegimme society, hopelessly lost with no ambition and always blaming someone else for one’s actions. Christmas must be a nightmare at the homes of these children. Frances Petito Howard Beach

Dear Editor: Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley’s single-handed nixing of the St. Saviour’s park project felt like a sucker punch to its longtime supporters. She claims that she will support any effort to create a park at the site, but then in the same breath she says she has no plans to fund the project in the future. This person does not represent Maspeth, she only represents herself. She should be leading the fight, not supporting it. And she needs to put her money where her mouth is. Marek Skiba Maspeth

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claim on property is permitted and sanctioned however small and seemingly insignificant, the sanctity of private property has been abrogated. This paradigm of “social justice” is antithetical to the rights codified in the Constitution. But that is of little concern to the protestors because to them, private wealth is community property. In fact the government has been redistributing our property for the past 50 years. Latest statistics confirm 45.8 million people rely on food stamps, at a cost of $6.13 billion, and over 26 million received nearly $59 billion in EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit). When you add in persons receiving housing and rent subsidies and the 50 percent of the population that pay no taxes, it is evident half the population is subsidizing the other half. We are running out of other peoples’ money and must borrow 42 cents of every dollar we spend, yet we express more concern about the rights and the comfort of those who seek to appropriate, redistribute and spend even more of our money. Have we abandoned reason and common sense? Will we capitulate and surrender our liberties to a mob promoting revolution and adoption of a new world order of global feudalism? Ed Konecnik Flushing

A Thanksgiving poem Dear Editor: Thanksgiving Day! Our ancient Hebrew

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In Rich. Hill, a chance for the hungry to eat As numbers flocking to food pantry skyrocket, a nonprofit looks for help by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

Every Saturday morning, hundreds of people will rise from their beds hours before the sun rises and head to a modest house on Lefferts Boulevard in Richmond Hill. They will come — some from the subway, others even from luxury cars — and, no matter how unforgiving the weather, stand in line for hours, waiting to collect the loaves of bread, canned goods and fresh fruit that once spilled from bins and shopping carts at the River Fund’s food pantry. Some have been unemployed for years, others have just lost their jobs — all are struggling to feed their families, many of whom have never before wondered where their next meal would come from. “People who would have never gone to a food pantry a couple years ago are coming now,” said Shirley Rice, the office manager at the River Fund, a nonprofit that gives out food to at least 550 families every Saturday at its site at 89-11 Lefferts Blvd. “There are people coming in luxury cars from nice houses because both parents have just lost their jobs. The economy is bringing a lot of people out.” The number of people seeking help from the River Fund has nearly doubled in the past six years, according to Rice, and, so far, the nonprofit has been able to accommodate the spike, giving out such items as meat, pasta, juice, milk, canned goods, fresh fruit, and bread to residents who say they don’t know where else they would turn

River Fund employees and volunteers stand before a truck full of food that they’ll be giving out at PHOTO BY ANNA GUSTAFSON their food pantry on Saturday. if the nonprofit wasn’t there. But, like many nonprofits, the River Fund is also struggling under the weight of the sagging economy. The group, which also gives out food in Rufus King Park and Coney Island twice a month, runs almost entirely on donations, which have dwindled in recent years. Now, the nonprofit that is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, is looking for help as it tries to fill its food pantry enough that it

can continue to feed the ever increasing number of hungry residents that flock to it for help — especially during the holiday season, when Rice said more than 700 families come to the pantry weekly. “Anything helps; you don’t have to give $100,” Rice said. “You can give us anything — $5, $10, even $1 helps. We have families who are really hurting, but they’ll insist on giving us $1 when they come for food. That means a lot. And you don’t have

to come and personally donate at the site; you can donate funds on our website.” The River Fund also accepts donations of canned goods, clothing, including winter coats, and toys for the holidays. On Tuesday, Nov. 22, the nonprofit will offer Thanskgiving dinner at Rufus King Park, where an organic chef will prepare more than 50 turkeys. Winter coats will also be given to clients who needs them. Felisha DaSilva, a River Fund employee, also emphasized that the organization processes food stamps for families — which she noted have also been on the rise in recent years, and Rice stressed the group does a lot of referral services, including for child care, senior centers and help with heating and electric bills. “We’re a great, welcoming organization,” DaSilva said. “We feed everyone and hold no one back.” As the number of people coming to the food pantry increases during the holiday season, nonprof it employees said they wouldn’t be surprised if their year-round total also rises, considering the number of reported households experiencing hunger is at an historic high, according to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Nearly 2.5 million residents in New York state cannot afford enough food — the highest number recorded for the state since the federal government began collecting such data in the mid-1990s, according to the Q report issued in September.

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couple hundred people were all aboard for the train show at St. Helen in Howard Beach on Saturday, when children and adults alike admired thousands of new and antique locomotives. The Metropolitan Division Train Collectors Association sponsored the six-hour show, which included train races and elaborate toy train layouts. “If an adult has been looking for a particular piece for his collection, it makes his day,” said Bob Amling, show chairman and secretary of the train collectors association, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. “The kids delight in seeing the trains run.” Amling noted that Mark Ranzie and his wife, Michelle, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at the show with their children, Amanda and Nick. The next show will be Feb. 11, also at St. Helen. Q

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Nicholas Genna, 2, is all smiles as he sits on the lap of his mother, Jessica PHOTOS BY STEVE MALECKI Genna, as a train rolls by him.

There were thousands of trains that could be purchased at the show, including Lionel models made at the turn of the 20th century. Many new models were available as well.

Model train layouts were set up at the show, including this one that included model vintage cars and taxi cabs that reminded some of the older residents of rides they flagged long ago.

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Logan Bellico, left, 4; his brother JC Bellico, 7; and Victoria Genna, 6, enjoy themselves at the show that drew hundreds of people to St. Helen.

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Turkey Day comes early for pre-K kids Howard Beach Judea Center held celebration to teach about holiday by Kasey Schefflin-Emrich

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Animals land numerous medals at the World Police and Fire Games by Stephen Geffon

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Ulrich calls for more officers in the boro Says additional cops are needed to deal with issues from the casino by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

Even though the NYPD has about 6,000 fewer cops this year than a decade ago, Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) commended the officers of the 102nd and 106th precincts for their hard work and dedication in doing an excellent job keeping crime down in the area. According to police statistics for the 28day period ending Nov. 6, burglaries in the 102nd Precinct declined by 39 percent and auto thefts dropped by 66 percent compared to the same period last year. In the 106th Precinct, burglaries fell 36 percent and auto thefts dropped 45 percent compared to the corresponding period the year before. However, despite the drop in reported crimes, Ulrich called for more police officers to be assigned to the 102nd and 106th precincts at last week’s meeting of the 102nd Precinct Community Council, held at the Moose Lodge in Richmond Hill. The councilman said that more officers are needed since the Resorts World New York casino opened in South Ozone Park, “to deal with the traffic congestion, to deal with the degenerates, to deal with the people who are not coming here in good faith and the people who lost their money and are not very happy about it.” Ulrich told the audience he is also concerned about the increase in reported home

Free Thanksgiving dinner in Richmond Hill church The Church of the Nazarene in Richmond Hill is sponsoring a free Thanksgiving Day brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 24. The church is located on the corner of 95th Avenue and 108th Street. Seating is limited, and those planning to attend should call to reserve a spot. Individuals may contact the church at Q (718) 849-5734.

Heavenly Angels Animal Rescue grand opening The Heavenly Angels Animal Rescue no kill shelter, located at 97-14 Liberty Ave. in Ozone Park, will hold its grand opening on Sunday, Nov. 27 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. All community residents are invited to the celebration. Following a ribbon cutting at 2 p.m., refreshments will be served. Donations and volunteers are needed Q for the new center.

Senior exercise classes The Howard Beach Senior Center will be hosting exercise classes every Monday from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 to 2:15 p.m., Wednesday and Friday from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. and Thursday from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Senior center members and those over 60 are welcome to attend. The Howard Beach Senior Center is Q located at 156-45 84th St.

break-ins the blocks adjacent to the casino. “The City of New York really needs to step up to the plate — the police commissioner in particular and the mayor also — to deal with these quality of life concerns,” Ulrich said. “ … We have the right to expect a decent quality of life living in this community.” Several meeting attendees voiced their concerns to Sgt. Joseph DeMarco of the 102nd Precinct and asked for help from police. A Forest Park co-op shareholder, who declined to give his name, commended the precinct officers for ticketing and booting commercial vehicles illegally parked on Woodhaven Boulevard and towing cars with “for sale” signs parked in the community. However, he told DeMarco there are still other cars with the signs parked in the area. The shareholder also commended officers for their recent arrests of three individuals breaking into cars on Woodhaven Boulevard near Forest Park. Community Board 9 Public Safety Committee Co-chairman Jim Coccovillo, of Woodhaven, voiced his concerns about late-night disturbances coming from Forest Park and asked if police could pay extra attention to the area. DeMarco told Coccovillo he would advise the precinct’s Conditions Unit of his complaint.

Councilman Eric Ulrich, left, and Sgt. Joseph DeMarco speak at the 102nd Precinct Community PHOTOS BY STEPHEN GEFFON Council meeting last week. Woodhaven resident Cathy Cataldo asked for a speed bump at 76th Street and Park Lane South due to the large volume of traffic at that intersection and accidents at that corner. “It’s a speedway,” she said. Cataldo also voiced her concerns about delivery people on mopeds going the wrong way on the street and riding on the sidewalks in the neighborhood.

Cop honored for nabbing alleged video game thief Council praises the 102nd officer by Stephen Geffon

viduals dressed in black clothes had allegedly attempted to swipe a copy of the Police Officer William Chan of the “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” video 102nd Precinct was honored with the Cop game from an individual walking on of the Month award at last week’s commu- 103rd Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard in nity council meeting at the Moose Lodge South Richmond Hill. The wildly popular video game reportin Richmond Hill, for his arrest of an alleged assailant who attempted to steal a edly had $400 million in sales on Nov. 8, video game from a South Richmond Hill the day it was released, starting at 12 a.m. On arrival at the Lefferts Boulevard resident. According to Sgt. Joseph DeMarco of location, Chan and his partner were met the 102nd Precinct, police received a by witnesses and the complainant who report on Nov. 8 at 2:15 a.m. that two indi- gave the officers a description of two individuals and the clothing they were wearing. Chan immediately broadcast the description over the police radio and began a canvas of the area. DeMarco said that as Chan was driving, he observed a suspicious man at 118th Street who was in the process of discarding the black clothes he had been wearing and changing into a new set of clothing. Chan and his partner detained the suspect and arrested him after Police Officer William Chan, center, was honored by the victim positively identified him 102nd Council President Maria Thomson and Sgt. as one of the two men who allegedJoseph DeMarco last week. PHOTO BY STEPHEN GEFFON ly assaulted him, DeMarco said. Q Chronicle Contributor

DeMarco said he would look into the situation. Maria Thomson, president of the 102nd Precinct Community Council, said that fliers have been distributed on Jamaica Avenue, advising the merchants about having their delivery people obey the rules of the road when they are riding vehicles such as mopeds. continued on page 29

Jury convicts cop attacker A jury has convicted a Howard Beach construction worker of firstdegree gang assault for attacking an off-duty police officer following a traffic dispute in Long Island City in 2009, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said last week. Joseph Meyer, 26, and several unapprehended individuals punched and kicked off-duty Police Officer Damien Bartels multiple times in the head, causing the cop to suffer a shattered nose, two broken eye sockets, a broken jaw and shifted teeth, according to the DA. “The defendant viciously attacked and seriously injured an off-duty police officer, his actions sparked by words uttered at a traffic incident,” Brown said in a prepared statement. “The crimes for which he has been convicted are serious ones that carry with them the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence which, under the circumstances, is warranted.” According to the DA, the assault came after Bartels was waiting for a traffic light to change in Long Island City. When it did, a group of people who were standing outside their vehicles at the intersection did not move. After the officer hollered for them to get out of the road, words were exchanged and the individuals followed and attacked Bartels, Brown said. Meyer will be sentenced Dec. 19. Q

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Say students at Metropolitan High School go hours without classes by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

After months of scheduling debacles that have left students at Queens Metropolitan High School in Forest Hills without classes for hours on end, irate parents pleaded with city officials last week to fix the bevy of problems at the institution where Chancellor Dennis Walcott’s daughter teaches. “There are children with lots of time on their hands and nothing to do because they have no scheduled classes,” Kelly Sadowski, whose son is a sophomore at the school, said at the city Panel for Educational Policy meeting in Astoria last Thursday. “Students have had their schedules changed nine or 10 times since the beginning of the year. There are fights happening in the hallways because the kids have nothing to do. The chemistry teacher quit, and there’s been no replacement. It’s a disaster.” Walcott said he, as well as Senior Deputy Chancellor Shael Polakow-Suransky, only found out about the issues at Metropolitan a couple weeks ago, despite the fact that Walcott’s daughter is a physical education teacher at the school. “We try not to mix our respective lives as far as education is concerned because she is her own person and teacher,” Walcott said at the meeting. Sadowski, who along with her husband, John, reached out to the senior deputy chancellor about the school’s woes in mid-November,

said “the problems started on day one.” “The kids went in and sat there for five days with no classes,” she said. “Some were given blank schedules.” By the end of October, Sadowski’s son had received nine schedule changes, including some in which he had five or six empty periods. In one version, he was given no lunch period. “He repeatedly went to the main office to report these errors and was finally directed to the guidance counselor,” Sadowski wrote in a recent letter to Polakow-Suransky. “The guidance counselor told my son to ‘find someone with a similar schedule and then just follow that student’s schedule.’ I was horrified to learn that this was the school’s response.” Walcott, Polakow-Suransky and other city officials vowed to address parents’ concerns, and the deputy chancellor said the problems in part stemmed from the unexpectedly large number of students that started at the school, which opened last year. Others, like Patrick Sullivan, the Manhattan borough president’s appointee on the PEP and a frequent critic of the DOE, said the issues seemed “inevitable” when the city installs “inexperienced principals.” Debra Zampelli, whose son is a sophomore at Metroplitan, said the DOE needed to give far more support to the prinicpal than it did when the problem first arose. “Marci Levy-Maguire is a very dedicated

Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley and Chancellor Dennis Walcott speak about the scheduling snafu PHOTOS BY ANNA GUSTAFSON at Queens Metropolitan High School. principal,” Zampelli said. “Send in a team to help her. Don’t send a memo saying she should go to training.” Polakow-Suransky called the issue at Metropolitan a “tricky situation.” “We have not done well on executing the plan for the school,” he added. The deputy chancellor said that officials expect to implement a “new plan” at the school the Monday after Thanksgiving, which he said should solve many of the scheduling issues. “My hope is by the beginning of next week that parents see immediate issues

they’ve raised have been addressed,” Polakow-Suransky said. Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (DMiddle Village), whose two sons attend Metropolitan, said the scheduling disaster is just “one of many problems” at the school. “My main concern is curriculum,” Crowley said. “I want to make sure they’re getting their main subjects in. … Many sophomores don’t have a chemistry teacher. “We’re in the sixth week of school, and many of these students have three hours during the day where they had no programming,” continued on page 31

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City officials brace for school bus strike But union says it is not imminent by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

City officials said a possible union strike by yellow school bus drivers could leave more than 150,000 students throughout the city, including in Queens, scrambling to find other ways to get to class. Union leaders, however, said a strike is not imminent. Local 1181 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, which is based in Ozone Park, threatened an “immediate system-wide” strike last week because of a disagreement over the city’s recently issued bid to secure new yellow bus contracts to transport special education pre-kindergarten pupils for the 2012-13 school year, Mayor Bloomberg said during a press conference last Friday. However, Local 1181 President Michael Cordiello said in a statement that a strike would not occur momentarily and that the union was weighing its options. The union has told the city that if its bid did not include an employee protection provision — essentially a measure that would guarantee jobs for current drivers — it would strike, according to the mayor.

“The law mandates that we seek bids from bus companies in a competitive fashion; it prohibits us from doing what the union wants,” Bloomberg said at a press conference at City Hall on Friday. “So the union is threatening an illegal strike that would harm the education of more than 152,000 students if it doesn’t get its way, and that’s just outrageous.” In a letter schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott sent to parents last week, he assured them the city is planning transportation alternatives for students. The city will issue MetroCards for all students who currently receive yellow bus service. Parents of students with an Individualized Education Program requiring transportation, as well as parents of children in kindergarten through second grade, may request a MetroCard for a parent or guardian to act as the child’s escort to class, according to Walcott’s letter. Additionally, for children who have an IEP requiring transportation, the city will offer reimbursement for transportation costs. Parents who drive their children to school will be reimbursed at a rate of 51 cents per mile, and individuals who use a taxi or car service to transport their Q child will also be reimbursed.

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We are the champions! The Our Lady of Grace third grade soccer team kicked and dribbled their way to victory on Sunday, when they beat St. Anastasia to become the Queens Diocesan champions. The team defeated St. Anastasia 2-1. The Our Lady of Grace team members include: Joe DeToma, Joe Nardo, Frank

DeStefano, Anthony Napolitano, Steven Priolo, Christopher Queijo, Saleel Eldin, Aidan McNally, Neil Tangal, Neeraj Tangal, Jordan Rosen, Dominick Antonino, Matteo Souza and Tatiana Ramirez. The coaches are Frank DeStefano and Jon Rosen, Jerry Antonino is the program director.

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Kiwanis thanks community partners The Howard Beach Kiwanis Club would like to thank the following contributors to its after Halloween party: 106th Precinct; Queens County Clerk Audrey Pheffer; Bella Fruta; Boy Scouts Troop 237; Brothers Italian Food World; Carmine Pennella, Gardener Maintenance; Cross Bay Chemist; Cross Bay Diner; Cross Bay Hardware; Cross Bay Travel Service; Derrick the DJ; Dunkin Donuts; Durso Key Food; Councilman Eric Ulrich; Giovanni Distributors; Howard Beach Animal Clinic; Howard Beach Apothecary; Howard Beach Studio; Ira Biderman, DDS, FAGD; James Baglino, attorney; Lauren Granger, Blue Cross Blue Shield; Lenny’s Clam Bar; Lenny’s Pizzeria and Restaurant; M. Smith

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and a dinosaur train Roar ’N React Boris Tyrannosaurus T-Rex action figure. Calvin, 2 1/2, said he’s been very good all year. “I would like you Santa to bring lots of toys to all the kids as well as myself and for my brother or sister who is on the way,” he said. His favorite toys are Buzz Light Year and all the characters from “Toy Story.” Kelly, 12,would like an Easy Bake Oven and her brother, Kris, 2, wants a Hot Wheels toy truck. Delilah, 9, also wants an Easy Bake Oven and the Disney princess doll collection. Other letters were written by the mothers of young children, who asked for books, baby toys and stuffed animals. If you’re searching for other ideas, don’t overlook puzzles, coloring books and crayons, games, action f igures and crafts. Teens prefer cosmetics, cologne and accessories such as scarves, jewelry and gloves. The need is great. There are 150 children living at the Metro, 153 at Briarwood and about 800 served by River Fund programs, which among other things works with homeless families. New, unwrapped gifts can be dropped off at the Chronicle off ice, Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. We are located one-quarter mile south of the Long Island Expressway. Please leave your name, organization, if it applies, and address at the front desk so we can thank you in upcoming editions. Another drop-off location is the office of Councilman Eric Ulrich at 93-06 101 Ave. in Ozone Park. After-hours and on weekends, leave gifts next door to the Chronicle office at Barosa’s restaurant, 62-29 Woodhaven Blvd. or Barosa To Go at 62-37 Woodhaven Blvd. We know you’ll be as generous as you have been in past years, and we look forQ ward to seeing you soon.

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Capturing the lives of flea market vendors Rich. Hill filmmaker’s documentary examines end of 25-year market by Tammy Scileppi Chronicle Contributor

They say when one door closes, another opens. But when the Aqueduct Flea Market was shuttered after being in existence for a quarter of a century to make way for the Resorts World Casino New York City, another door didn’t open for the vendors. Richmond Hill filmmaker and director Steve Rahaman said he wanted to capture that plight in his new mini-documentary, “Racino: The End of an American Dream.” In the recently released film, which will be shown in the borough at a later date, the filmmaker captured the chaotic final days of the flea market, with shoppers scampering to find last-minute bargains and vendors hustling to sell their remaining wares, hoping to make a quick profit. “We saw some powerful and compelling stories working with the vendors,” Rahaman said. When the market’s doors closed just before Christmas 2010, hundreds of flea sellers and their families faced uncertain futures and some denounced the loss of about 1,500 jobs at the site. After recently interviewing some of the vendors, Rahaman said most, if not all, are struggling with the change to their weekly routine and are still wondering how they’ll pay their mortgages in the rough economy. “Many had been with Aqueduct for over 10 years, a few more than 20,” Rahaman said. “It’s amazing to see how these men

Richmond Hill resident Steve Rahaman directs his new documentary, “Racino: The End of an AmerPHOTO COURTESY CHRISTOPHER GRIESE ican Dream.” and women have dedicated their lives to this place and never asked for more than a location to run a weekend business.” Filming and interviewing on location was an eye-opening experience for the filmmaker. “The stories and familiar words — what am I going to do now? — rang over and over in my head,” he said. “Every one of

those vendors was against the closing; you couldn’t find a soul there who wanted to move on and see the place close forever.” Rahaman said former shoppers have also lamented the market’s departure. “Losing a place to browse in your own backyard can be painful, especially if the sales at the flea market were better than the ones in stores,” Rahaman said. “Some

shoppers we interviewed hated the idea of the Aqueduct racino because of the crime and gambling worries that might hit the neighborhood, and mostly because of the effects of a casino so close to a school — John Adams High School.” Casino officials have said they are working hard to be a positive influence on the neighborhood, citing the approximate 1,500 jobs created at the casino. Born in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Rahaman, 34, f irst arrived in Brooklyn with his parents in the early 1980s, and then moved to Queens, attending Richmond Hill High School and York College in Jamaica. He can easily recall spending much of his childhood at the flea market. “As long as I can remember, my parents have shopped at Aqueduct on a weekly basis,” he said. “We traveled to Queens from Brooklyn just to find the bargains only Aqueduct could offer. It was a family place with a family feel.” Rahaman says he has grown used to doing full-featured films with given dialogue and planned scenes, like his recently released movie, “To Be King,” an urban boxing drama that was featured in more than 10 film festivals this year. “It took about a week to decide if I wanted to direct a documentary,” he said. “I finally decided to do it when I read the news in the paper of the flea market closing. I wanted to be a part of history… especially a part of history that was a part of me.” continued on page 51

Healthcare crisis in Queens dissected No easy solutions, administrators, doctors and others agree at session by Mark P. Dee Chronicle Contributor

After seeing three hospitals close in a three-year span, and with the potential for more cutbacks, healthcare in Queens is in crisis and a panel of medical experts met Nov. 15 in Jamaica to discuss how to start solving the problem. Panel members included representatives from area hospitals, primary care physicians, managed care providers and patient advocacy groups. With three hospitals already gone and Peninsula Hospital Center in the Rockaways still in difficulty, it will be up to them to find a way forward. The discussion highlighted issues of patient access to primary care doctors, and how to alleviate the strain on overrun emergency rooms borough wide. In Southeastern Queens, for example, it was pointed out that there are only 48 primary care physicians for every 100,000 people — way below the state average of 168 per 100,000. Even in areas where doctors are more prevalent, emergency rooms and ambulatory care centers are overrun by patients, particularly immig rants without health insurance.

“We need to keep people out of our facilities,” said Chantell Weinhold, executive director of North Shore-LIJ Medical Center. According to Weinhold, hospitals are designed to be specialized facilities that deal with more complicated medical problems, not everyday issues family doctors have traditionally treated. “We shouldn’t be getting cases [general physicians] can handle,” she added. Doubling as primary care centers hits hospitals especially hard, because emergency rooms are so costly to run, particularly among “safety net” facilities, which are required to see all patients, regardless of insurance or immigration status. These hospitals chiefly treat low-income clients, and depend heavily on Medicaid reimbursements. Some, like Elmhurst Hospital and Queens Hospital Center, get over three-quarters of their revenues from Medicaid. Other safety net providers in the borough also lean heavily on Medicaid, including Jamaica Hospital at 66 percent and Flushing at 59 percent. These facilities have been hamstrung by cuts to Medicaid over the past few years, speakers said,

starting with an executive order issued by Gov. Cuomo in January, which mandated a $2.8 billion cut to the state’s Medicaid budget. Because of a federal promise to match state healthcare expenditure, the actual impact of the cut is effectively doubled. A second phase of cuts included a 2 percent across-the-board decrease in Medicaid compensation, which was enacted earlier this month, but impacts payments dating back to April 1. “We’ve gotten funding from the state for an operating room, money for an intensive care unit, both good things,” said Julius Wool, executive director for the city Health and Hospitals Corp., which manages two of the borough’s most Medicaid-dependent hospitals, Elmhurst and Queens Hospital Center. “But our big challenge is ambulatory care capacity…and [in Queens] we have a built-in demand we can’t meet.” Wool’s agency, which manages 11 hospitals citywide, has lost $500 million on outpatient services over the past f ive years, despite increasing annual demand. Even though the state has moved a higher percentage of reimbursements from inpatient to ambulatory care, the overall cuts

Elmhurst Hospital is one of two facilities run by the city’s Health and Hospitals Corp. that has been losing money on outpatient services since it must see all FILE PHOTO patients, even those without insurance. in Medicaid compensation has overridden the impact of these changes. The panel uniformly recognized the need to take pressure off emergency rooms, and it had some ideas for ways to accomplish this. One way is to increase doctor access to patient information, which would help generate a more complete diagnosis and avoid repeated visits to the emer-

gency rooms. Other ideas the panel mentioned included digitizing medical records and organizing groups of doctors to coordinate care. A majority on the panel thought the group model would work, decreasing the costs by cutting redundant visits, and improving patient care. But Wool, while he recognized the merits, continued on page 28

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Mount Sinai Queens. “Most stay to practice near where they are trained. When we lost those hospitals, we lost the next generation of primary care physicians in this borough.” With so few doctors, the panel agreed that communication among providers must be central to their future plans. Speakers agreed that the next step is to bring elected officials into the conversation. “Today was an awesome start, but we need more of it,” said Al Smith, who heads the Healthcare Committee of Community Board 12 in Southeast Queens. “We are in crisis in Queens, and there needs to be … a lot of f ir m legislative solutions and commitment from public officials Q to change that.”

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Thomson, noting the upcoming holiday season, asked DeMarco if there would be extra police officers assigned to the neighborhood shopping areas. DeMarco said that in addition to regular officers, there would be precinct conditions and anticrime units, as well as a fixed holiday post on Jamaica Avenue. Ada Escalera, of Richmond Hill, complained about trucks illegally parked on 130th Street between Jamaica Avenue and 91st Avenue. Community Affairs Officer Joseph Savarino told Escalera that police officers ticketed and towed the illegally

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like it’s a one-shot deal and we don’t do that,” Elias said. In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went into an unassuming gold buying and cash loan watches and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also shop on Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 offers instant cash loans for jewelry and eBay offer on her ring from another area shop, but selling services. Their cash loans program is straightforward and was looking to get a better deal. In what may be viewed as poor business acumen, she told simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone who her new prospective buyer what her previous has a bill due and a check on the way,” Goldberg offer was. Still, after examining her piece, he said. “But we make sure they have a game plan to offered her $1,600. He did so, as he says, buy their jewelry back before the end of the term. Sometimes these are people’s heirlooms we’re “...because that’s what it was worth.” The plight of the worker who’s hard-up for talking about and we respect that.” For those who are less Internet-savvy or cash in today’s economy is something that Arthur Elias and Edward Goldberg can relate to just don’t have the time, Ice Jewelry Buying first-hand, having been laid off from their jobs offers a convenient eBay sales service. If what in jewelry manufacturing. They understand a customer has isn’t an item that Ice Jewelry that people get into situations where they just Buying would purchase, like a handbag or need a little cash fast to make the bills and Ice antique furniture, they can help find a buyer Jewelry Buying Service hopes to help out in on their eBay store. Elias consults with the customer to find a target the most honest way they can. price and let the internet STORE HOURS “For this, I like to think we’re handle the rest. doing the community a service,” MON.-FRI. 11am - 7pm auctioneers For anyone who has Elias said. “We’re in the business SAT. 10am - 5pm ever dealt with the hassle of helping people who are in a SUN. by Appointment of selling and shipping tough spot. They can come to an item on eBay — all the our store and know that we can educate them on what they have and we’ll give forms involved in setting up a user and paypal them what their items are worth. When that account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice woman told me her previous offer, it made me Jewelry Buying charges to do all the work is wonder how many times this happens — how really a bargain deal. “At the end of the day, I just want people many people who really need that money get to feel comfortable doing business with us. taken advantage of?” Elias opened his Rego Park shop with People have this conception of gold buying Goldberg less than a year ago, and already stores as these slimy places with slimy they’re seeing a lot of repeat customers and people, and they’re typically right. But we referrals. This is a sign to them that they’re want to be different. I don’t think it’s cool to doing something right — the pawn business see someone buy a ring for $200 and put it in typically deals in one-time transactions but their counter for $800. We don’t do that.” Ice Jewelry Buying Services is located at Elias is determined to break that mold, 98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of building a reputation on trust. “Everyone around here is buying gold these operation are Monday-Friday from 11am to days; you can go into the barber shop down 7:00pm and Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sunday the road and sell your jewelry. The problem private appoinments are available. Call for Q with all these places is they treat everything more information (718) 830-0030.

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At Emily’s Sugar Rush, a candy store on Austin Street in Forest Hills, owner Ingrid Broderick said the American Express bonus is a benef it all around. “It’s good for us because it gets people to buy things,” she said. “And it’s good for my customers because they get a refund.” Simone Price, executive director of the Sutphin Boulevard BID, said Monday that the group is trying to coordinate dozens of merchants. “Small Business Saturday will be promoted through the BID’s website, word of mouth, flyers, Facebook and an

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e-blast to the BID’s distribution list,” she said in an e-mail on Monday. Thomson said any and all promotion is good for stores, whether by themselves or through their BIDs or chambers, particularly given the forecast for the economy and holiday shopping. “I think people are going to be conservative with their shopping this year, no matter what the economists say,” she said. “I also think people are going to be making less generous purchases, and not as many of them.” But she did say that can play into a small business owner’s hands. “People will be looking for bargains, Q and we have bargains,” she said.

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This map showing communities where buyers are eligible for a new program designed to aid the purchase of foreclosed homes reflects what has long been known — the housing crisis hit IMAGE COURTESY NYC Southeast Queens especially hard. Eligible areas are shaded in orange. City and federal off icials recently announced a new program that grants qualified homebuyers up to $80,000 in forgivable loans toward the purchase of foreclosed or vacant homes in eligible neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. Housing counseling and homeowner training for participants will be provided to those who take advantage of the program. The eligible neighborhoods were selected based on federal Housing and Urban Development criteria used to identify communities most adversely impacted by the mortgage foreclosure crisis of recent years. That includes much of Queens. “The Buyer Assistance Program is a vital a tool that will help lift moderate and low income families in some of the most economically depressed areas of the city into a new state of homeownership, and provide the needed training and counseling to ensure their success and long-term financial stability,” said Councilman James Sanders Jr. (DLaurelton), who represents some of the areas that saw the most foreclosures.

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Crowley continued. “It’s not fair to the students, and it’s not fair to the community.” The problems at Metropolitan haven’t been the only scheduling woes in city high schools this year. It recently came to light that there was a similar problem at Long Island City High School, where a complete upheaval of students’ schedules left pupils without permanent teachers for weeks and without basic classes like English or math. “The objective now is to get things in order at the school and to make sure the chancellor has implemented safeguards

The city Department of Housing Preservation and Development has allocated $4 million in federal funding to the program. To be eligible, a purchaser’s income cannot exceed 120 percent of the area median income, and buyers must receive at least eight hours of homeownership counseling from one of the 10 HUD-certified community-based homeownership counseling partners working with the New York Mortgage Coalition. Those partners will provide additional one-onone counseling to help the purchasers secure a mortgage. A buyer in the program will have access to some homes before they go on the market, and may be able to obtain a belowmarket price. Qualified participants must purchase qualif ied homes in targeted neighborhoods. If a home requires repairs, eligible purchasers may apply for special mortgages which permit owners to borrow funds for repairs. For further program details and property qualifications, visit Q nymc.org/nsp2. so this doesn’t happen again anywhere else,” Dmytro Fedkowskyj, the Queens Borough President’s appointee to the PEP, said of Metropolitan. “I made it quite clear during the PEP meeting that the lack of a proactive interest by the DOE has harmed the school community and that policy should change going forward when inexperienced leaders take on new responsibilities. What occurred at the Metropolitan High School and at Long Island City High School is clearly unacceptable.” Polakow-Suransky conceded at the meeting that the situation at Long Island City was “a bad mistake.” “We’ve worked with the school to correct the issues and make sure the kids don’t lose any credits,” Polakow-Suransky Q said.

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Joseph Lhota’s honeymoon with riders on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority lasted less than a week, with the future chairman coming out in support of scheduled fare increases in 2013 and 2015. Speaking before the MTA Board on Wednesday, Lhota said he supports the current plan to increase fare revenue by 7.5 percent every two years, rather than going four or f ive years with no increase and slamming riders with a large spike. Numerous published reports also quoted Lhota saying that a regular, rational fare schedule will be better understood by the public. Gene Russianoff, staff attorney and chef spokesman for the Straphangers Campaign, said Friday that he was not surprised. “The MTA set this in the four-year budget plan beginning in 2011,” Russianoff said. “They originally put in three fare hikes. They say it is better for them and better for riders if there are predictable, periodic and relatively modest increases every two years as part of how they plan to survive.” The current fares of $2.25 for MetroCard use of subways and buses have been in effect since June 2009, as have fares for things like one, seven, 14 and 30-day MetroCards. The single-ride MetroCard went to $2.50 on Dec. 30, 2010.

The scheduled, gradual increases would not be without precedent. There was a 10-cent increase in 1970, bringing a ride to 30 cents, followed by a nickel hike in 1972. The hike from 35 cents to 50 cents on Sept. 1, 1975 was the only increase between Jan. 1, 1972 and June 29, 1980, when it went to 60 cents. From there regular increases came on July 1981 (15 cents); January 1984 (15 cents); and January 1986 (10 cents) which caused fares to hit the $1 level for the first time. There also were semi-regular increases in January 1990 (15 cents to $1.15); January 1992 (10 cents) and November 1995 (25 cents to $1.50). That fare lasted another eight years before a 50-cent, 33-percent hike to $2 in May 2003, the very kind of spike Lhota said he wants to avoid. But Russianoff said automatic fare hikes, every two years without fail, are a disadvantage to the city. “I’m not surprised that Lhota feels that way,” he said. “But I would want a system based on actual merits of what the MTA does or does not need to do at the moment.” Russianoff also said accepting automatic hikes does not encourage the MTA to become more efficient “because they are guaranteed to have a fare hike built in,” he

Joseph Lhota, the incoming chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority believes riders will be digging a little deeper a little more often to balance MTA’s fiscal needs with FILE PHOTO the riders’ need for a sound, understandable fare policy. said. “And the only ones who get to vote on it are the members of the MTA Board of Directors; not elected officials. Officials can rant and rave, but they can’t stop it.” Nor can riders. At the 179th Street subway station in Jamaica on Friday, Denenne Simon of Jamaica simple rolled his eyes at the mere mention of fare hikes, no matter how or when they are implemented. “I take the F or the E train to work every

day,” Simon said. “It doesn’t make a difference what we say. They’re going to do what they want anyway.” Russianoff said the 7.5 percent figure is a bit deceptive without a little knowledge of the budgeting process. He said the $2.25 subway and bus fares, for example, would not be increased 3 cents apiece. Instead, fares, tolls, MetroCards and the like all would adjusted every continued on page 50

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THE ART OF WORK PHOTOS BY SHARON POOLE, LEFT, AND SEBASTIAN LOAYSA

Portraits of over 100 small business workers from around Long Island City

eople doing their everyday jobs might not readily come to mind as a source of artistic inspiration, but students in LaGuardia Community College’s commercial photography program turned to the street vendors, furniture makers, mechanics and others who make up the fabric of Long Island City as their subjects in a brandnew exhibit, “Long Island City Works.” LaGuardia hosted an opening reception for the show last Thursday in the college’s Bbuilding. Hundreds of individuals attended, including members of the faculty and many of the photographers. by Mark Lord

“What better time than now to photograph workers and have students go out and engage with the workers?” asked Scott Sternbach, director of LaGuardia’s commerical photography program and one of the project’s developers. “The exhibition is a way for the college to recognize the workers of Long Island City at a time when the country’s economy is facing difficult times. And it was a way of providing our photography majors with the opportunity to go out into the community and make human connections with people who they otherwise would never have met,” Sternbach said. continued page 38 Continuedonon page

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“Long Island City Works,” a photo exhibit by students, will run now through Feb. 29 at the LaGuardia Community College Gallery of Photographic Arts, in the college’s B-building, 3rd floor at 30-20 Thompson Ave., Long Island City. Viewing hours are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Dance with instructions at the Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, every Monday and Friday, 7:15 to 8 p.m., followed by a dance social. Music by Sal Escott. Admission $10.

Fall Members’ Exhibition runs now to Dec. 3 at National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston. Gallery hours are: Monday through Thursday and Saturday from 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Calling all aspiring musicians. Are you interested in learning a new instrument? New People’s Church of New York, 46-04 162 St., Flushing, is offering four free beginner lessons on drums, guitar, bass guitar, and vocals for children between the ages of 8-15. Enrollment will be limited and provided on first come, first served basis. Classes held from 11 a.m. to noon on the first and third Saturdays in November and December, finishing with a final performance on Sunday, Dec. 25, a total of five dates.

“Duality,” an exhibit of stoneware and bronze, continues at Queensborough Community College’s art gallery in Bayside through Feb. 3. Hours are Tuesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-7p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

AUDITIONS The Forest Hills Symphony Orchestra has openings in oboe, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and bass sections. Auditions will be held during the regular rehearsals of the orchestra on Wednesday from 7:30-10 p.m. at the Forest Hills Jewish Center, 10606 Queens Blvd. Interested players should contact the conductor, Franklin Verbsky at (718) 374-1627 or (516) 785-2532.

DANCE Flamenco and Lorca, a program of Flamenco music and dance, will be performed on weekends through Dec. 11 at the Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. Tickets are $30. Reserve online at thaliatheatre.org/pages/home.cfm or call (718) 729-3880.

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A new program of Flamenco music and dance, with Andrea Del Conte Danza Espana and special guest singer Chayito at the Thalia Spanish Theatre weekends through Dec. 11. COURTESY PHOTO

MUSIC Percussia, a musical group that presents classical, modern and world music, will give a free performance on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. at the Dr. M. T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery on the St. John’s University Campus, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica. Rudresh Mahanthappa and the Indo-Pak Coalition perform jazz on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. at Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Cost is $25/$20 members/students with I.D.

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The Greek Cultural Center, 26-80 30 St., Astoria, begins its winter season with an original play titled: “With Over Two Pieces of Luggage,” written and directed by, and starring, Alexandros Malaos, from now-Dec. 11 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 and $15 for seniors and children. Call (718) 726-7329

A flea market on Saturday, Nov. 26 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 14 Avenue and Clintonville Street in Whitestone. Admission 25 cents.

The next scheduled performance of the Cill Cais Players, one-act comedies — “Uncle Pat” and “The Pot of Broth,” is Sunday, Nov. 27 at 3 p.m. at Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament, 35 Avenue and 203 Street, Bayside. Tickets range from $20-$25.

Antonio Masi demonstrates his materials and watercolor techniques on Friday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. at the National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy, Douglaston.

“Anon(ymous),” a play based on Homer’s Odyssey will be presented at Shadowbox Theatre, Z-Building, Queensborough Community College, 222-09 56 Ave., Bayside on Fridays Dec. 2 and 9 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays Dec. 3 and 10 at 7:30 p.m.; Thursdays Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m.; matinee, Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 1:15 p.m. ($1 per ticket). Tickets $10 adults, $5 seniors and students. For information/reservations call (718) 631-6311 or e-mail Amika Giokas at s@qcc.cuny.edu.

FILMS “Annie” will be shown on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Queensborough Community College, 222-05 58 Ave., Bayside. It will be a sing-along with props. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased online at visitqpac.org or by calling the box office at (718) 631-6311.

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HEALTH Free screening mammograms for eligible women hosted by Assemblyman Michael Miller at 83-91 Woodhaven Blvd., Woodhaven, on Sunday, Dec. 11, starting at 9 a.m. for women 40 and older who have not had a mammogram in the past year. An appointment is necessary. Call 1- (800) 564-6868.

MEETINGS The Flushing Camera Club meets at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Flushing Hospital, enter at 45th Avenue and Burling Street on the first, third and fifth Wednesday of the month. For information, visit flushingcameraclub.org. Ozone Park AARP Chapter 4163 meets the last Tuesday of the month at noon at Christ Lutheran

Community Center, 85-15 101 Ave., Ozone Park. The next meeting will be on Nov. 29. New members are welcome. North Flushing AARP Chapter 4158 meets on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at noon at Church on the Hill, 167-07 35 Ave., Flushing. New members welcome. You Gotta Believe, a community-based older child adoption agency, is looking for families who would be willing to provide love and nurturing to a child in the foster care system. To learn more join the agency every Sunday at 4 p.m. at Little Flower Children’s Services, 89-12 162 St., Jamaica.

OUTDOORS Explore the 19th century fortress at Fort Totten in Bayside that helped protect New York City’s harbor from possible naval attack and learn about the history of Willet’s Point on Sunday, Nov. 27 at 1 p.m. Meet at Fort Totten Visitor Center, Building 502.

CLASSES Ongoing drawing class every Wednesday 1-4 p.m. at the National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy, Douglaston. Instructor, Marc Jasloff. Call (516) 2237659. Fee: $25 per class. A class on making pomanders will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2-3:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 3, 2-3:30 p.m. at the Voelker Orth Museum, 14919 38 Ave., Flushing. Workshop fee for either session $10 and $8 for members, inclusive of materials. The Saturday session on Dec. 3 welcomes families to participate together. Make an evergreen wreath at workshops given at the Queens County Farm Museum located at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, on Saturday, Dec. 3 and Sunday, Dec. 4. Three sessions are offered at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. All materials are provided; you only need bring a garden shear. Registration required. Workshop fee is $20. To register call Museum Events at (718) 347-3276, ext. 301.

A one-hour auto clinic for women is held the third Saturday of every month at 3:30 p.m. at Great Bear Auto Repair Shop, 164-16 Sanford Ave., Flushing. Call to reserve at (718) 762-6212. Tango class, no partner necessary, at 7-8 p.m. and tango magic dance 8 p.m. on Wednesdays through April at Buenos Aires Tango Steakhouse, 111-08 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills. Cost is $15 a class. For information call (347) 642-4705. The Jackson Heights Art Club offers art classes, all mediums. Daytime and evening adult classes are offered Monday-Friday; daytime children’s classes are offered during the weekend. Classes are held at St. Mark’s Church, 82nd Street and 34th Avenue. Cost for adults are $75 for four sessions, $65 for children for eight sessions. Membership available. For information, call Rob at (718) 454-0813. The Greek Cultural Center, 26-80 30 St., Astoria, offers classes in Greek folk dance for adults and teens every Saturday from 10:30 a.m.-noon. The fee is $20 monthly or $150 for the whole year. Bouzouki lessons are also available every Saturday from 12:30-2 p.m. Registration is open to beginners as well as advanced players of all ages. Students are recommended to bring their own instruments to class. The fee is $40 to enroll and $60 monthly. For more information, call (718) 726-7329. Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, offers Italian Classes every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. A 10-week course costs $65. Call (718) 478-3100. A free woman to work job training program will be held now through Dec. 10 at the YWCA of Queens, 42-07 Parsons Blvd., Flushing. Register by calling (718) 353-4533 or email Moo Young Kim at mykim@ywcaqueens.org. Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst will offer dance with instructions every Monday and Friday at 7:15 p.m. A dance social will be held from 8-11 p.m. Music by Sal Escott. Admission is $10.

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An artist who captured a movement Street, formed in 1983, and presented, as Tsuchiya puts it, “an alternative to the New As one of the artists who called themselves the Riving- York art world’s infatuation with glamour.” ton School, Toyo Tsuchiya contributed to what is regardTsuchiya was invited to show his work at ed as one of the most important art movements to the club, and went on to direct many peremerge from the East Village in Manhattan. Now formance pieces there while continuing to Resobox, a Japanese gallery in Long Island City, is pursue photography. Tsuchiya’s photos are exhibiting some recent charcoal drawings by the artist to now invaluable documents chronicling the celebrate his work. Rivington School’s art. Born near Mt. Fuji in Japan, The works on display Tsuchiya taught himself by reading at Resobox are not books on photography and paintphotographs, but are so ing, circumventing a traditional art realistic that they education. almost could be. Not When: Through Dec. 9 He was especially drawn to phosurprisingly, he based Mon.-Fri. noon-6 p.m. tographers such as Robert Frank many of these drawings Sat. & Sun. by appointment and Diane Arbus, who took docuon photographs he has Where: 41-26 27 St., mentary-like, black-and-white photaken, including one Long Island City tos of ordinary people. drawing depicting a Info: (718) 784-3680/resobox.com But establishing himself as an child he once babysat artist in Japan was hard, he and another of his exexplained. wife. Using charcoal, he “I was kind of depressed in Japan,” he said. “As an said, reminds him of photography. Artist Toyo Tsuchiya in front of one of his charcoal drawings, now on artist, it wasn’t so open.” “I like black and white,” Tsuchiya said. “It’s view at the Resobox gallery. PHOTO BY ANDREW BENJAMIN So he moved to New York City in 1980, settling in the kind of surreal.” East Village. There he took jobs as a carpenter and house Just like his photography, his drawings feature real use of different media and its timeless quality. painter to make ends meet. “That’s exactly what we want to do,” Ikezawa said. people. Tsuchiya was discovered when he was photographing “I can connect to people. Not rich people, not Wall “Some artists pick on a trend ... We want to show someperformance artists at the No Sen No social club, where Street people,” he explained. “These people have thing with broader ideas.” many Rivington School artists would meet, perform and honesty.” Success didn’t come early for Tsuchiya, yet he said that show their work. The group, who named themselves after Takashi Ikezawa, Resobox’s event coordinator, said that shouldn’t discourage anyone from giving up. “Do what Q an abandoned school across from No Sen No on Rivington among the appealing aspects of Tsuchiya’s work are his you want. And do your best,” he advised. by Andrew Benjamin Chronicle Contributor

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By any definition, Cary Hoffman is a man obsessed, even by his own admission. In his well-traveled one-man show, “My Sinatra,” now being performed five times a week at Manhattan’s Midtown Theater, the longtime Queens resident reveals a lifelong devotion to the crooner. Hoffman relates practically every event that ever took place in his life — major or minor — to Sinatra. The show’s subtitle, “One man’s dream through another man’s music,” pretty much says it all, except it doesn’t indicate how uncannily Hoffman actually sounds like Frank. Hoffman’s voice is sometimes indistinguishable from The Voice. Born in Manhattan, Hoffman, now 64, moved to Queens at a young age. He grew up in Fresh Meadows, where he went to PS 26, before graduating from Jamaica High School and attending both Hofstra and New York University. “I still think of Queens as my hometown,” he said recently over dinner at a Chinese restaurant across the street from the theater, where his show has been running since June. “The only thing that keeps Queens from being the capital of the world is that everyone has to say a ‘dash’ when

Cary Hoffman in his one-man show “My Sinatra” at the Midtown Theater in Manhattan. PHOTO COURTESY “MY SINATRA”

giving their address,” he joked. While on his way to becoming New York’s premiere Sinatra “interpreter” — a term he prefers to “impersonator” and that seems more apt — he has been a songwriter, producer, personal manager, comedy club owner and jingle composer.

He takes credit for discovering the late R&B crooner Luther Vandross, whom he met by chance at a recording session. Most recently, he was executive producer of Ray Romano’s show on TNT, “Men of a Certain Age.” Hoffman also spent five years teaching

elementary school in the South Bronx, where, he recalled, “I got into trouble with the principal.” He became transfixed by the Chariman of the Board’s sound when he was a boy, and would often lock himself in his bedroom to listen to the singer. He fantasized about somehow jumping into the speakers to be closer to his idol. During the course of the 90-minute show, Hoffman offers many such insights into his own psyche, sharing his personal thoughts with his audience while accenting each anecdote with a spot-on rendition of a Sinatra tune. In all, he performs over a dozen classics, from “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and “The Lady Is a Tramp,” to “Night and Day” and “You Make Me Feel So Young.” The early death of his father in a car accident had a profound effect on the young Hoffman. His family tried to shield him from it by telling him about it a month after the fact, which only compounded the tragedy. Later, his stepfather, whose last name he took as his own, died as well. Growing up without a father made Hoffman feel “disabled.” He said he believes his need for a father figure might have something to do with his love for Sinatra. continued continued on on page page 00 41

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SUPPORT GROUPS Drug problem? Call Narcotics Anonymous Helpline at (718) 962-6244 or visit westernqueensna.com. Meetings are held seven days a week. Co-dependents Anonymous (women only) meets every Friday at 10 a.m. at Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center, 85-18 61st Road, Rego Park. Schizophrenics Anonymous meets on Sundays at 10 a.m. at L.I. Consultation Center, 97-29 64th Road, Rego Park. Nar-Anon is a self-help support group for anyone affected by a loved one’s use/abuse of drugs. The group meets every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the basement lounge at the Church in the Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. For information, call 1(800) 984-0066, or go to nar-anon.org.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES The Woodhaven Senior Center, 87-04 88 Ave., announces free exercise classes at the center. Stay Well on Monday includes stress reduction; yoga on Thursday includes meditation time. The center is open five days a week from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 59-14 70 Ave., is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The center offers a variety of activities and exercise classes including Wii sports, billiards, bingo, computer classes and monthly bus trips. For information, call Karen at (718) 456-2000. The Rockaway Boulevard Senior Center, 123-10 143 St., South Ozone Park, offers service programs

A leisure group meets every Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Turnpike, Flushing, for area seniors. United Hindu Senior Center, 118-09 Sutter Ave., South Ozone Park, offers free vegetarian lunch, health promotion, nutrition education, cards and games, mammograms and blood pressure screenings. In addition, we provide transportation for many seniors via bus. For more information, call (718) 323-8900. The Howard Beach Senior Center invites seniors aged 60 and older to become members. The center offers exercise, yoga and tai chi classes, billiards, creative writing, crafts, weekly dances with a DJ, painting and sketching classes, bingo, ballroom and line dancing, Wii bowling and computer classes. The center also takes many trips, including a monthly excursion to Atlantic City. It is located at 156-45 84th St., use the 85th St. entrance, open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Lunch is served at noon. For more information, call (718) 738-8100, or visit their new website at howardbeachseniorcenter.org. Activities at the Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26th Ave., Bayside, are held Monday-Friday. For more information, call (718) 224-7888. The Peter Cardella Senior Citizen Center, 68-52 Fresh Pond Road, Ridgewood, offers a full Monday through Friday schedule from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities include hot lunches served daily to seniors 60 and over at noon, monthly theme parties, health nutrition and education classes, blood pressure screening, chair yoga and group dancing to live music twice a week.

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a particularly heartbreaking one to Texas A&M, in which the Johnnies frequently fell behind by double digits and could have won the game had guard Nurideen Lindsey hit a pair of free throws with 2.3 seconds left. Lavin said the Texas A&M game will reap dividends for his young team down the road. The Columbia University administration wisely reversed itself and let the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s irreverent marching band perform their halftime show at last Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ivy League season finale. Columbia garnered national attention when it wanted to punish the band for changing the lyrics of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roar, Lions, Roarâ&#x20AC;? to mock the perennially inept football team, who appeared to be facing yet another winless season following a 62-41 drubbing at the hands of Cornell. There must have been good karma in the air at Wien Stadium on Saturday as Columbia defeated Brown 35-28 in double overtime to finish with a 1-9 mark. Of course any season in which the Lions actually win a game is a successful one in the opinion of this alum. The Mets announced last week that they will bring back Banner Day, as well as the uniforms the team wore during their inaugural season, as part of their 50th anniversary celebration. Fans had better hope the 2012 team doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play like their 1962 forebears â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a distinct possibility if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t re-sign their free agent shortstop, Jose Reyes. Management may then be forced to add a golden anniversary promotion next season: instituting 1962 ticket Q prices to get customers to Citi Field.

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Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when he entered a life of crime. Because of his deformed hand he was Americans have always been fascinated compared by a cop to the popular major by the underworld operating in this coun- league pitcher Mordecai â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three Fingerâ&#x20AC;? try. And Queens is well-known as home to Brown. The nickname stuck. Lucchese moved up quickly in the mob many in the Italian Mafia. One of the mobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most powerful leaders and survived its wars. With the imprisonin the 20th century was Tommy Lucchese, ment of Frank Costello in 1952, he was who lived quietly at 106 Parsons Blvd. in believed to have inherited the role of the exclusive Malba section of Whitestone underworld czar, capo of capos â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the don. U.S. Marshals harassed Lucchese relentfor many years. Lucchese emigrated to the United States lessly without any meaningful results, and in 1910 at age 10 from Palermo, Sicily. He the government tried to revoke his naturalworked as a laborer in 1915 and one day ization as a citizen. But he never associated lost his thumb and forefinger on the job. publicly with known criminals and seemed to lead a respectable life. His son went to the U.S. Military Academy and became an officer. His daughter graduated from Vassar College. Eventually Lucchese sold the big house in Malba and moved to a ranch-style home in Lido Beach, Long Island. He passed away quietly at home on July 13, 1967. The Malba house last sold for $1.3 million in Sept. 2009, records show, demonstrating 106 Parsons Blvd. in Malba on Nov. 17, 1952, the day that Lucchese was a wise the government moved to denaturalize Tommy Lucchese. investor in legal assets too. Q Chronicle Contributor

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“I was just into a smooth voice in a man,” he said. “Without a father, it was comforting.” The fascination with Sinatra has another explanation as well. Several of his uncles were professional musicians, and one even played on a Sinatra album. “I heard my uncle play his trombone in the beautiful legato way Sinatra sang,” Hoffman said. During the show, Hoffman recalls his first “performance” — crooning his way through his Bar Mitzvah — and the time he completely gave up speaking, communicating instead by singing lyrics from Sinatra’s songs. Now Hoffman has sung Sinatra’s music in over 50 venues around the world, including a performance for the president of Singapore. “I’m a purveyor, the vehicle of a lost world,” he said. When he’s on stage, he will invariably see people silently singing along with him. Hoffman sounds so much like Sinatra, that when the show opens — he appears in silhouette — and he begins to sing, the audience murmurs in recognition. And when the stage lights strike at just the right angle, he even looks a little like his idol. Over the years, he has “tried to get away from Sinatra,” but realized that “the most natural thing for me to do is sing in that voice.” He wonders, “If Sinatra didn’t exist, what would I sound like?”

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Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: HELPERCORNER LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/24/2011. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: NEW YORK FOREIGN STUDENT SERVICES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/24/2011. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 136-18 39th Avenue, 5th Floor, Flushing, NY 11354. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Nuchas TSQ LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/21/11. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 30-58 34th St., #4D, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: General. Notice of Formation of RW 1715 BEDFORD, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/29/11. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 95-25 Queens Blvd., 10th Fl., Rego Park, NY 11374. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Laundry Capital Co., LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of 262-276 ATLANTIC AVE., LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/25/11. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 95-25 Queens Blvd., 10th Fl., Rego Park, NY 11374. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Laundry Capital Co., LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION Case No.: JJ023316-04-00 City of Danville, Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316 Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re JAMEKIA ALLIAH HARRIS, DEBRA DEAN HARRIS V. JAHJAH D. BERRYMAN The object of this suit is to: DETERMINE LEGAL AND PHYSICAL CUSTODY OF MINOR CHILD JAMEKIA ALLIAH HARRIS, DATE OF BIRTH 11/15/94 It is ORDERED that the defendant appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before 12/15/2011, 2:00PM. Donna C. Hyler, Clerk 09/22/2011 Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: CONSERVATION KIDS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/23/2011. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to ALISON COOK, 4427 Purves St., Apt. 10A, Long Island City, NY 11101. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose. NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 10/27/11, bearing Index Number NC-001013-11/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, in Record Room 357, grants me the right to assume the name of Hannah Haiying Iocco. My present name is Haiying Zhang aka Hai Ying Keh aka Hannah Haiying Keh aka Haiying Keh aka Hanna H Iocco. My present address is 21-49 73 Street, East Elmhurst, NY 11370. My place of birth is Beijing, China. My date of birth is July 14, 1973.

Notice of Formation of GREAT WALL DYNAMIC PHYSICAL THERAPY & ACUPUNCTURE PLLC Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/27/2011. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the PLLC, 58-30 Main Street, 2nd Fl., Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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HRA program made sure that Annie Murphy of Laurelton got the look and the service she deserves G r ay is A n n ie Mu r phy’s favorite color, but, she says, it only comes into fashion every 10 years or so, so you’ve got to get your clothes and cars in gray when you can. Houses too. Like Murphy’s home in Laurelton, where she just had new siding put up on the exterior in a light pearl gray, set off by a darker shade on the stucco-textured concrete below it. She even had the stoop redone in gray slate and new concrete, and is proud to point out how just about every other house on the block has red brick instead. “The stoop is what everybody stops their cars and looks at because it’s gray,” Murphy said as she showed a visitor the new walkway to the house she shares with her son, Brian. “I love gray. All through my adult years I’ve loved it. The entranceway is just my pride and joy. People stop and say, ‘Can I have the address of your masonry subcontractor?’” The new siding and window treatments she had installed gleam, making the 1927 house appear brand-new. “When they finished putting that siding up there, it looked like new money,” she said. “It’s so pretty. It’s beautiful. When you’re out here around 2 o’clock in the afternoon, it’s pearlized. It’s not just white and gray. It’s gorgeous in the sun. I like to stand here and say, ‘I did all that.’” Murphy’s quite proud of the work she had done. And she did it with the help of Housing Rehabilitation Assistance, the program that assists area homeowners in every step of major

renovations, from financing to making sure that contractors clean up after themselves. The service HRA provides is always personalized, ensuring that each project is done to the homeowner’s satisfaction. Murphy found out about the program through one of its mailers. First she called and spoke with an HRA representative, telling him what she was hoping to do to the house and how much she could spend. The HRA found the bank that would give her a loan for the project at the best rate, and also secured financial assistance for her. “That’s what they do,” said Murphy, a retiree from the city Administration for Children’s Services and elder at the First Presbyterian Church of Springfield Gardens. “They find you money for your house.” The bank sent a loan officer to meet with Murphy at home and go over all the details. She had her lawyer look over the paperwork and answer her questions. Then she had meetings with her HRA rep and the contractor so they could hammer out the details of the project. In the end Murphy got her new stoop, walkway and railing, new vinyl siding to replace the old shingles on the second floor and attic, new stucco-style veneer on the lower level and new gutters, leaders, soffits and window treatments all around. The contractor even made life a little easier for Murphy, who has some trouble getting around due to a shoulder condition and sciatica, by reducing the number

of steps to her front door. The HRA program helps participants get loans and aid for two types of projects: capital improvements that increase the value of a home, and weatherizations that reduce the cost of heating and cooling. Of course many projects involve both. At Murphy’s house, the new siding and window treatments are sure to cut down on energy consumption, even while boosting her home’s curb appeal and value. Those are the kind of benefits you get when you’ve got the HRA working for you on your remodeling projects. “The services offered by the HRA extend beyond just financial assistance for home improvement projects,” HRA representative Jesse Friedman said. “We have implemented numerous processes to ensure that projects completed by HRA-approved contractors are done so to the homeowner’s satisfaction.” Just take a look at the program’s requirements for contractors. They all must be: • licensed, bonded and insured for at least $100,000 per incident; • registered with the Better Business Bureau, with a rating of an A or higher, and on file with Consumer Affairs; Annie Murphy checks out one of her many new window treatments and, • in business for at least 10 below, points out the new gray slate and concrete walkway she had installed years with no name changes on thanks to Housing Rehabilitation Assistance. Now the old shingles and brick their corporate filings steps her home used to have exist only in her memory and old photos. • able to provide the names and addresses of eight clients that she called the number on that they have performed home make a mess on her property. “I was pleased with the job, I the card to find out what the proimprovement projects for in the past year such that we will really was,” she said. “They did gram could do for her, and says be able to inspect these proj- an excellent job, a fantastic job. other people who might be interects to ensure that they meet I can’t believe it. Everything is ested should do the same. “Most perfect. The day they told me, people don’t know what HRA HRA standards; and Here aretest some ‘Mrs. completed Murphy, come outside and is,” she said. “They have to have • able to perform four HRA prior projectsto take a look at your house,’ the HRA explained to them.” projects for the HRA sun was shining and I knew I For more information about working for any clients. Housing Rehabilitation AssisWith that kind of screening, had picked the right color.” Until Murphy called the HRA, tance, or to see if you qualify for it’s no surprise that only the best contractors get to do HRA-spon- all the work she wanted done was its programs, please call HRA just a dream. Now she’s thrilled toll-free at 866-791-6302. sored jobs. Certainly Murphy was more than satisfied with the contractor and subcontractors who worked on her home, pointing out how patient they were as she made decisions on things like materials and colors. “No one forced me into doing anything because it was easier or cheaper,” she said. She also liked the work ethic displayed by the workers, saying, “There are a lot of windows in this house, and they’re different sizes. It’s high up there on that ladder.” She even said she was happy with how they handled the old shingles they took down and other construction debris, making sure not to — ADVERTISEMENT —

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two years to combine to increase revenue by the 7.5 percent, or about $400 million. There are some variables. The MTA initially based its budget on the theory that it would give all employees no raises for three years.

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Union leaders like John Samuelsen, president of of Transit Works Union Local 100, have called that a non-starter. Samuelsen, who represents subway workers, has a contract that expires in January. He has said repeatedly in recent weeks that he expects pay raises Q for his rank and file.

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One man died and five others were injured, including one firefighter, in a blaze in Woodside last Friday, which consumed an entire home and damaged two adjoining dwellings. The two-alarm fire started at around 1:15 a.m., quickly engulfing the two-andhalf-story, 20-by-40-foot house at 40-38 61 St. Twenty-five units and 106 firefighters responded to the scene and the blaze was brought under control at 3:10

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a.m., according to the FDNY. The cause is under investigation. The dwelling to the right at 40-34 61 St. also caught fire, but the FDNY did not say how severe the damage was. The house to the left at 40-40 61 St. sustained smoke and water damage. An unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene and four other victims suffered burns to their face, hands, neck and back, and were taken to area hospitals for treatment, the FDNY said. One fireQ fighter sustained minor injuries.

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tional service on the 42nd Street S shuttle and increased early morning service on the 1 line. A number of bus routes will be impacted by the parade. The LIRR will operate additional trains starting Wednesday with off-peak fares for the entire four-day weekend. On Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, the LIRR will run a weekday schedule, though offpeak fares will be in effect. To ease travel, routine maintenance and temporary construction work at all MTA bridges and tunnels crossings will be suspended from noon, Nov. 23, until Q early Monday morning, Nov. 28.

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Lg Colonial 27x58 House, Totally redone in 2006. Lg Den w/Fireplace (27x15), 4 MIDDLE VILLAGE Lg BRs, 2.5 Baths, All new sheetrock, All brick detached tudor on 25.5x161 GLENDALE Siding, Windows, Roof, Stunning EatMint Large 2 Family, 6 over 6, Updated lot, Pvt driveway & detached 2 car Kitchen & Baths, Great income producer. in-Kit, Baths, Lg LR, FDR, Brick Pavers, Open finished basement, 2 car garage. Front & Back, New PVC Fencing, Pvt Dr garage, 4 BRs, 1.5 Baths, Large EIK. Asking only $739K for 2 Cars, 1 Car Gar. Asking $829K Asking $689K

HOWARD BEACH CO-OPS • Studio, Move-in Cond ..... $65K • Hi-Rise 1 BR Co-op ......... $95K • Hi-Rise, 1 BR, 1 Bath D! Move-in Condition..........$103K CE U D RE • 1 BR w/Terrace .........$114,900 HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK • JR4, Hi-Rise ...................$119K One of a kind custom colonial, • 2 BR, Garden w/DR ........$145K 72x100 Totally redone in 2008, • 2 BR, 2 Bath Hi-Rise ......$165K 4 BRs, 3 Baths, Radiant Heat, Security Cameras, Alarm, IGS, Unique • 3 BR 1 Bath Garden, Excellent Cabinetry, Huge Rooms, $1,199,000 Condition, Parking available, Dogs OK .................... $158,999 • 2 BR 2 Baths, New Kit ww/ Granite & S/S Appliances, New Master Bath, H/W Fls.....$179K ! D • 2 BR, 2 Baths, Terrace, CE U D RE Move-in Condition! ........$195K

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK Mint Split-Level Colonial, 3 BRs, 2 full baths, All updated, Hardwood Floors, Den, EIK, CAC, Roof approx 7 yrs old, IGS, 2 Car Pvt Dvwy, 40x100, Asking $650K ©2011 M1P • HBRE-056069

Large Hi-Ranch, 27x53 on 40x100 Lot, 4 BRs, 3 Full Baths, Beautiful Hardwood Floors Under Carpet, 2 Car Pvt Dvwy, 1 Car Garage + Large Walk-in. Asking $669K

HOWARD BEACH

3.5 Rooms, King 1 BR w/Terrace, Barclay Hi-Rise Co-op.

5 Rooms, 2 BRs, Garden Co-op, 1st Fl. Mint Condition. Pets ok.

Asking Only $89,900

Asking $145K

HOWARD BEACH 3 BR Deluxe Garden Co-op, New Kit and Bath, W/D in Apt., 2nd Fl., Huge Rms, 1054 sq ft w/addl bsmnt storage, New carpet. Asking $199,999

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HOWARD BEACH/OZONE PARK

M1 Zone, Brick 60x100, Auto Lift and Compressor, Modine • Studio Apartment .........................$750 Heaters, Concrete Fls and 2 Pvt Offices off Linden Blvd • Howard Beach, 3.5 Rm 1 BR Apt, Terr, Laundry Room on Premises, and parking. Call Now! Industrial Area. Call now!

HOWARD BEACH CONDOS • Unique 1 BR Condo w/Terr, Low Maint & Taxes$169,999 • 2 BR, 2 Bath, Dogs ok ..$225K • Huge 3 BR, 2 Baths, New Kitchen, Terrace ........$339K • Greentree M/D Unit, Mint Condition ...........$369K

HOWARD BEACH/OLD SIDE One of A Kind Spacious Luxury Home, Waterfront property, 5 BRs, 5 full-baths, full-fin bsmnt, custom kit w/granite, viking stove, master bath w/slate tiles, custom California closets.Just too Much to say!!!

HOWARD BEACH/OLD SIDE Lg Cape on 42X100, Updated windows, H/W fls on 1st fl, Updated EIK w/9' ceilings and access to bkyd. Det 2 car gar w/pvt dvwy, Full fin top fl & bsmnt, Pavers in backyard. Asking $669K

OZONE PARK/CENTERVILLE PARK VILLAGE CONDOS HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK Raised ranch on 50x100, 3 BRs, 2½ baths, private drwy., corner lot, CAC, large living room, very large kitchen. A must see!! REDUCED! $569K

• Mint AAA, 2 BRs/2 Baths Duplex with Terrace, Separate Deeded Parking Spot ...........................$279K

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK Cape on 50x100 lot, 4 BRs, 2 Full Baths, Full Basement. Large Backyard, Private Driveway. Asking $599K

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